(87) Sylvia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1866 by N. R. Pogson at Madras.
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Where Sylvia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sylvia is 3.76 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 87 |
| Provisional designation | A866 KA |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 253 km (#12 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 5.18 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.93 |
| Orbital period | 6.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.16 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0942 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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